Resultados: 19

Associated short and regular implants for complete denture retention in an atrophic mandible: clinical follow-up

J. Health NPEPS; 8 (1), 2023
Objective: to present the radiographic clinical follow-up of the prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with an atrophic mandible, with the installation of short implants associated with an implant of regular length. Method: case report of a completely edentulous patient with an atrophic mandible and a 6...

Demographic and socioeconomic factors in impacts of COVID-19 by regions in Brazil

J. Health NPEPS; 8 (1), 2023
Objective: assess which demographic and socioeconomic factors contribute to the different impacts of COVID-19 by regions in Brazil. Method: descriptive study with mathematic modeling (USA) were use to assess deaths and COVID-19 cases and also establish a standard relational relationship with demographic ...

Lifestyle and eating habits of bank employees in Mozambique

J. Health NPEPS; 8 (1), 2023
Objective: to evaluate the lifestyle and eating habits of bank workers in Mozambique. Method: a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, with 32 employees from three bank branches, selected through convenience sampling, in 2021. A food frequency questionnaire and a lifestyle questionnaire were...

Reason for referrals to neurology: a community-based study in Brazil

J. Health NPEPS; 7 (2), 2022
Objective:to quantify the reasons for referrals of primary care physicians to neurology in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Method:cross-sectional study evaluating referrals from Primary Care to the specialty of Neurology in Belo Horizonte, registered in the NOVO SISREG regulatory system, f...

Socio-environmental factors and schistosomiasis hospitalizations in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2007-2017)

J. Health NPEPS; 7 (1), 2022
Objective:to present a spatial analysis of hospitalizations for schistosomiasis in Minas Gerais (2007-2017). Method:ecological study, with spatio-temporal distribution. Data collection was carried out in 2019, at DataSUS, for the period between 01/01/2007 and 12/31/2017. The average rates, Mor...

Seasonal variations in daily mortality associated with exposure to particulates, in Campo Grande, Brazil

J. Health NPEPS; 7 (1), 2022
Obcjetive: to investigate short-term effects of air pollution, climate variability on respiratory morbidity and mortality from 2005 to 2020. Method: the study was carried out in the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Daily counts of hospital admissions from 2005 to...

Adaptation and validation of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Stroke Dysphagia Screen for the portuguese version

J. Health NPEPS; 6 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: adapt and validate the Barnes-Jewish Hospital-Stroke Dysphagia Screen (BJH-SDS) instrument to European Portuguese speakers. Method:BJH-SDS underwent a rigorous process of cross-cultural adaptation and was validated with acute stroke patients in five stroke units from ...

COVID-19 and death of older adults in the Northeast region of Brazil: a survival analysis

J. Health NPEPS; 6 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze survival and factors associated with increased risk of death for older adults diagnosed with COVID-19, living in the Northeast region of Brazil. Method: retrospective observational study developed with secondary data provided by the Brazilian Ministry ...

nequity in access to health and racism: epidemiological analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

J. Health NPEPS; 6 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective:to analyze the epidemiological data of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and the access to health of black people in Brazil during the pandemic, comparing them with previous years. Method:epidemiological, descriptive, and quantitative study of SAR...